Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Team Profile

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Louisiana's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	Louisiana vs Rice	-12.5
Fri 9/5	Louisiana vs McNeese	-17.5
Fri 9/12	Louisiana at Missouri	+23
Fri 9/19	Louisiana at Eastern Michigan	-5.5
Fri 9/26	Louisiana vs Marshall	-8
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/10	Louisiana at James Madison	+10.5
Fri 10/17	Louisiana vs Southern Miss	-5.5
Fri 10/24	Louisiana at Troy	+6
Fri 10/31	Louisiana at South Alabama	+8
Fri 11/7	Louisiana vs Texas State	+1
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/19	Louisiana at Arkansas State	-3.5
Fri 11/28	Louisiana vs UL Monroe	-9.5

Record Prediction: 6.6 - 5.4 #64
Schedule Rating: #90
Future 2026 Schedule

Louisiana's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Louisiana vs Grambling			W 40 - 10
Sat 9/7	Louisiana at Kennesaw State	-14.5	46.5	W 34 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	Louisiana vs Tulane	+1.5	53.5	L 33 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/28	Louisiana at Wake Forest	+3.0	59.5	W 41 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/5	Louisiana at Southern Miss	-17.5	57.5	W 23 - 13	U	N
Sat 10/12	Louisiana vs App State	-10.0	64.0	W 34 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/19	Louisiana at Coastal Carolina	-6.0	57.0	W 34 - 24	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/29	Louisiana at Texas State	+4.0	60.5	W 23 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/9	Louisiana vs Arkansas State	-14.0	60.0	W 55 - 19	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Louisiana vs South Alabama	-6.5	60.0	L 22 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/23	Louisiana vs Troy	-7.5	51.5	W 51 - 30	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Louisiana at UL Monroe	-8.5	50.5	W 37 - 23	O	Y
Sat 12/7	Louisiana vs Marshall	-5.0	58.0	L 3 - 31	U	N
Sat 12/28	Louisiana vs TCU	+9.5	61.0	L 3 - 34	U	N

2024 Schedule Rating: #124
2024 Record: 10 - 4 (SBC: 7 - 2)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 1 | O/U 6 - 8

Opponents: 0 Elite, 1 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 2 Good, 0 Avg, 2 Bad, 8 Poor

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Louisiana's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Louisiana vs Northwestern State	-35.0	54.5	W 38 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/9	Louisiana at Old Dominion	-6.0	51.0	L 31 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/16	Louisiana at UAB	+2.0	60.0	W 41 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Louisiana vs Buffalo	-10.5	57.5	W 45 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/30	Louisiana at Minnesota	+9.5	49.0	L 24 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/7	Louisiana vs Texas State	-1.0	67.5	W 34 - 30	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Louisiana vs Georgia State	-3.0	62.0	L 17 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/28	Louisiana at South Alabama	+11.5	55.0	W 33 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Louisiana at Arkansas State	-9.0	60.0	L 17 - 37	U	N
Thu 11/9	Louisiana vs Southern Miss	-8.5	51.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/18	Louisiana at Troy	+17.5	47.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Louisiana vs UL Monroe	-12.5	53.0	W 52 - 21	O	Y
Sat 12/16	Louisiana vs Jacksonville State	+3.5	58.5	L 31 - 34	O	Y

Louisiana's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Louisiana vs SE Louisiana	-13.5	61.0	W 24 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Louisiana vs Eastern Michigan	-11.0	56.0	W 49 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Louisiana at Rice	-11.5	52.0	L 21 - 33	O	N
Sat 9/24	Louisiana at UL Monroe	-9.5	51.0	L 17 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/1	Louisiana vs South Alabama	+8.5	47.0	L 17 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/12	Louisiana at Marshall	+10.5	45.5	W 23 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/22	Louisiana vs Arkansas State	-6.0	51.0	W 38 - 18	O	Y
Thu 10/27	Louisiana at Southern Miss	-2.5	42.5	L 24 - 39	O	N
Sat 11/5	Louisiana vs Troy	+3.5	42.5	L 17 - 23	U	N
Thu 11/10	Louisiana vs Georgia Southern	-3.5	63.0	W 36 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/19	Louisiana at Florida State	+25.0	52.5	L 17 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/26	Louisiana at Texas State	-5.0	44.0	W 41 - 13	O	Y
Fri 12/23	Louisiana vs Houston	+5.5	56.5	L 16 - 23	U	N

Louisiana's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Louisiana at Texas	+8.5	58.0	L 18 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/11	Louisiana vs Nicholls	-26.0	65.0	W 27 - 24	U	N
Thu 9/16	Louisiana vs Ohio	-18.5	56.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Louisiana at Georgia Southern	-14.5	54.5	W 28 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/2	Louisiana at South Alabama	-12.0	52.5	W 20 - 18	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/12	Louisiana vs App State	+4.5	57.5	W 41 - 13	U	Y
Thu 10/21	Louisiana at Arkansas State	-17.0	70.0	W 28 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/30	Louisiana vs Texas State	-21.0	58.0	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Thu 11/4	Louisiana vs Georgia State	-13.5	53.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/13	Louisiana at Troy	-6.5	48.0	W 35 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Louisiana at Liberty	+4.0	53.5	W 42 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Louisiana vs UL Monroe	-21.5	56.0	W 21 - 16	U	N
Sat 12/4	Louisiana vs App State	+2.5	52.5	W 24 - 16	U	Y
Sat 12/18	Louisiana vs Marshall	-4.0	55.5	W 36 - 21	O	Y

Louisiana's 2020 Schedule
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Louisiana at Iowa State	+11.0	56.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/19	Louisiana at Georgia State	-17.0	57.5	W 34 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/26	Louisiana vs Georgia Southern	-12.0	49.0	W 20 - 18	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/14	Louisiana vs Coastal Carolina	-9.0	58.5	L 27 - 30	U	N
Fri 10/23	Louisiana at UAB	-2.5	50.5	W 24 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/31	Louisiana at Texas State	-17.0		W 44 - 34		N
Sat 11/7	Louisiana vs Arkansas State	-13.5	69.5	W 27 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/14	Louisiana vs South Alabama	-14.0	53.0	W 38 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/28	Louisiana at UL Monroe	-29.5	58.0	W 70 - 20	O	Y
Fri 12/4	Louisiana at App State	+3.0	51.0	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 12/26	Louisiana vs UTSA	-14.0	54.5	W 31 - 24	O	N

2025 class: 165 points #81
2024 class: 137 points #116
2023 class: 155 points #89
2022 class: 116 points #111
2021 class: 155 points #79

Average Class Ranking: #95
Average Recruiting Points: 146

Class Averages
Sun Belt Class: 144 #98
Group of 5 Class: 135 #102
FBS Class: 179 #69

2020 class: 158 points #79
2019 class: 158 points #76
2018 class: 125 points #105
2017 class: 104 points #121
2016 class: 116 points #106

Average Class Ranking: #97
Average Recruiting Points: 132

Offensive Coordinator Tim Leger

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Daniel Beale	13	30	43%	126	0	2	4.2
D'Wayne' Winfield	1	2	50%	6	0	0	3.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Bill Davis	163	796	9	4.9	73
Zylan Perry	112	695	4	6.2	30
Tylon Citizen	10	73	0	7.3	36
D'Wayne' Winfield	5	19	0	3.8	5

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Robert Williams	26	290	1	11.2	47
Caden Jensen	19	138	2	7.3	18
Bill Davis	11	86	1	7.8	18
Jaydon Johnson	5	73	0	14.6	32

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator Jim Salgado

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jordan Lawson	44	11	6	5	1
Tyree Skipper	41	0	0	0	2
Jaden Dugger	37	4	1	1	2
Cameron Whitfield	36	7	6	3	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cameron Whitfield	36	7	6	3	1
Jordan Lawson	44	11	6	5	1
Jaden Dugger	37	4	1	1	2
Fitzgerald West Jr.	21	2	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Kody Jackson	22	1	0	0	3
Jaden Dugger	37	4	1	1	2
Tyree Skipper	41	0	0	0	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 41% #114
Offense Returning Production: 41% #105
Defense Returning Production: 41% #111

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #121
7 Commits, 84 Avg Rating
11% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 6% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 552.00 #94
Offense Talent #85 | Defense Talent #93
2024 #85 | 2023 #93 | 2022 #93 | 2021 #96

2025 - 2022 Records
2025 Record: 0 - 0
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 10 - 4
2024 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 8

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2022 Record: 6 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Four Year Record: 22 - 18
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 20 - 18 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 14 - 11

2021 - 2018 Records
2021 Record: 13 - 1
2021 Conf Record: 9 - 0
Spread: 7 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 10

2020 Record: 10 - 1
2020 Conf Record: 7 - 1
Spread: 5 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 8

2019 Record: 11 - 3
2019 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 9 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 8

2018 Record: 7 - 7
2018 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 9 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 7

Eight Year Record: 63 - 30
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 50 - 41 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 46 - 18

Louisiana Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Mexico Bowl	Louisiana vs TCU	+9.5	61.0	L 3 - 34
2023	Orleans Bowl	Louisiana vs Jacksonville State	+3.5	58.5	L 31 - 34
2022	Independence Bowl	Louisiana vs Houston	+5.5	56.5	L 16 - 23
2021	Orleans Bowl	Louisiana vs Marshall	-4.0	55.5	W 36 - 21
2020	Responder Bowl	Louisiana vs UTSA	-14.0	54.5	W 31 - 24
2019	Lendingtree Bowl	Louisiana vs Miami (OH)	-15.5	55.5	W 27 - 17
2018	Cure Bowl	Louisiana vs Tulane	+3.5	60.5	L 24 - 41
2016	Orleans Bowl	Louisiana vs Southern Miss	+2.0	57.0	L 21 - 28

Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.3 (16)	45% (47)	4.27 (32)	28.5 (81)	43%	64%	.22 (97)	48% (126)	4.43 (121)	30.2 (103)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.22 (48)	45% (35)	4.16 (42)	30.3 (44)	41%	55%	.18 (71)	45% (110)	4.38 (117)	31.2 (111)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	14	29:12 (16)	19.7 (34)	43%	64%	5.4 (75)	44.5 (65)	0.6 (8)	1.4	3.9 (114)	1.5 (83)	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	13	29:05 (66)	20.4 (60)	41%	55%	6.1 (82)	49.8 (67)	1.5 (87)	1.8	5.6 (43)	2.6 (20)	4

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	14	30.9	34	32	44.5% (47)	4.27 (32)	0.6	20	401	159	242	5	53% (52)	47% (80)	42% (91)	47% (17)	11% (10)	.3 (16)
2024 Defense	14	24.1	25.6	20.8	48.4% (126)	4.43 (121)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	50% (61)	50% (77)	53% (133)	44% (105)	13% (121)	.22 (97)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	13	32.2	36.2	28.3	45.2% (35)	4.16 (42)	1.5	20	393	177	217	4.9	52% (50)	47% (89)	46% (42)	46% (29)	17% (82)	.22 (48)
2023 Defense	13	28.6	26	30.3	45% (110)	4.38 (117)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	57% (129)	42% (6)	47% (112)	43% (87)	16% (84)	.18 (71)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	14	53% (52)	42% (91)	31.6	158.9	5	26 (36)	.2 (33)	3.24 (35)	76% (44)	6% (6)	1.07 (31)
2024 Defense	14	50% (61)	53% (133)	-	-	-	-	.24 (121)	3.36 (118)	82% (116)	7% (125)	0.87 (18)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	13	52% (50)	46% (42)	36.1	176.8	4.9	25 (37)	.16 (61)	3.23 (46)	77% (38)	12% (99)	1.04 (45)
2023 Defense	13	57% (129)	47% (112)	-	-	-	-	.17 (90)	3.31 (111)	86% (125)	10% (86)	0.86 (15)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	14	47% (80)	47% (17)	18.4	27.5	241.9	8.8	13.1	22 (46)	7 (26)	.41 (10)	1.6 (50)	28% (17)	29% (97)	.39 (48)	5% (29)	2.3 (9)
2024 Defense	14	50% (77)	44% (105)	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 (18)	.21 (53)	1.4 (11)	28% (121)	34% (108)	.33 (84)	5% (97)	1.9 (33)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	13	47% (89)	46% (29)	18.3	28.2	216.7	7.7	11.8	23 (51)	9 (40)	.34 (49)	1.5 (107)	30% (38)	27% (97)	.23 (100)	5% (30)	2 (81)
2023 Defense	13	42% (6)	43% (87)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (26)	.26 (63)	1.6 (63)	26% (131)	32% (96)	.31 (69)	6% (74)	2 (38)

Team Notes (5/14) OL 3/5 back. Good LY. No portal adds ❌
(5/14) WR rebuild. Of 5 team portals, 1 WR & 2 TE ❌
(3/25) QB Howard (Miss) a fun pickup. ❌
(3/25) RB Davis/Perry back, good LY. Some depth ❌
(3/25) Def wasn't good LY, replacing a ton, 1 portal? ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes (3/25) Big leap LY to 10 wins. Staff all back TY ❌
(3/25) 2nd yr DC Salgado must trust depth, 1 portal ❌

Power Ratings Overall: -10.30 #93
Offense: 12.93 #75
Defense: 23.23 #112
SP+ Overall: -2.2 #74
SP+ Offense: 28.5 #53
SP+ Defense: 30.7 #87

Returning Prod ULL lost their '24 starting QB (8%) #121
Returning Production: 41% #114
Offense: 41% #105 | Defense: 41% #111
OL Prod: 46% #97, 3 clear starters
OL Snaps: 2451 #85 | From Portal: 0 #98
Rush Prod: 65% #51 | Rec Prod: 20% #121
Def Front Seven: 50% - Secondary: 36%

Roster Team Talent #94 Blue Chips: 0% #99
Offense Talent #85 Defense Talent #93
Crootin Class #81 - 4 YR Rank #95
Portal Class #121 - 7 players, 84 Avg
11% of Roster from Portal, 6% TY
23 New Players, 27% of '25 Roster #14

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 6.6 - 5.4 #64
Schedule Rating: -80 #90
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 0, Good: 1, Avg: 2, Bad: 2, Poor: 7

Scoring Scoring: 30.9 - 24.1 (32 - 29) in '24
Scoring at Home: 34 - 26 | Road: 32 - 21
OC: Tim Leger - been OC for 3 years
DC: Jim Salgado - in his second season

Records 2024 Record: 10 - 4 (7 - 5 - 1) (SBC: 7 - 2)
2023 Record: 6 - 7 (6 - 7 - 0) (SBC: 3 - 5)
2022 Record: 6 - 7 (7 - 6 - 0) (SBC: 4 - 4)
4 Yr Record: (22 - 18) | 8 Yr Record: (63 - 30)

'24 OffenseBalanced offense, Pass: 47%, Run: 53%
Avg Offense Success Rate of 45%
Great Offensive Explosiveness
Good in Scoring Position 4.27 PPO
Poor Run Success 42%
Great Pass Success 47%
Great Offensive Turnovers
Avg OL Grades, Good OL Yds Per Rush
Great 1st/2nd Down Success 72%
Poor when off Schedule 29%

'24 DefenseAvg DL Grades, Awful Sacks/Turnovers
Awful Defense Success Rate of 48%
Awful in Scoring Position 4.43 PPO
Awful Run Def Success 53%
Poor Pass Def Success 44%
Awful Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Avg at Forcing Turnovers
Bad Penalty Team, Avg Field Position
Awful 1st/2nd Down Success 72%
Poor when Opp is off Schedule 34%

Team NotesOL 3/5 back. Good LY. No portal adds
WR rebuild. Of 5 team portals, 1 WR & 2 TE
QB Howard (Miss) a fun pickup.
RB Davis/Perry back, good LY. Some depth
Def wasn't good LY, replacing a ton, 1 portal?
Big leap LY to 10 wins. Staff all back TY
2nd yr DC Salgado must trust depth, 1 portal